The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-03-02

Caledonia County.
Hardwick.


THE town reports have been received
from the printers and as usual, give consid-
cradle information as to the administration
of town affairs for the past year. The treas
ury statement of the auditors show the to-
tai resources for the year to be S25,0S7.77.
This sum includes uncollected taxes Feb
ruary 10, 1886, S13 13; taxes assessed
during the year, so ,529.45; cash in treasury,
S42l79; cash from liquor agency, S497 ,83;
dog licenses, S35.10, and the balance, 500. Al
from miscellaneous sources. The disburse-
ments amounted to Sl4,097.S7. This sum
includes redemption of railroad bonds, with
accrued interest, S5,733.54; county tax
S71.9S; school fund.- March, 1886, S96S.67
four per cent discount allowed on taxes paid
to treasurer, S4SS.72; treasurer's commission
for collecting taxes, S11729; taxes abated,
S155.16; railroad bond semi-annual interest,
S2701.50 pauper expenses, repairs of roads
and bridges and other and miscellaneous
purposes, S3,71630. The amount of uncol-
lected taxes February s, 1887, was SO, ,S67 .95,
and cash in treasury at same date, 81 ,121.95
From the auditors report as to pauper ex-
penses we CLEAN the following figures: To-
tai expenses on town farm account, SOL 02;
town farm credits, S1S5.00, which leaves
balance debtor on farm account of S4S602;
expense for support of paupers by contract
outside of farm S230.S7; transient aid or
temporary support, S139.19; total expense
on pauper account for the year in excess of
farm income, SS56.0S; number weeks board
at farm, 1876 6-7. - The east side of the
roof of the Methodist church was crushed
in by the weight of snow and effect of high
winds on Saturday night last. The roof
was not suitably supported inside, some
braces originally supportingit having fallen
out. 1t is believed the damage can be re-
paired without removing the roof and at no
great expense. The building was not dam
aged to much extent, except part of one
side of the roof. There was no day service
of fha oh oh on mt +
accident to the building, but evening serv-
ice was held there as usual. - A dra-
matte entertainment at the town hall in
this place is announced for Thursday
and Friday evenings, March Sd and 4th, at
which the Hardwick Amateur Dramatic
Club will present the drama entitled
Worth Struggle" and concluding with
the farce, "Who's Who? or All in Fog.'
- The spring term at the academy
opened with larger attendance than usual
from outside the village district. The higher
department numbers over fifty which, with
the usual attendance in the primary, must
make an aggregate of over ninety students.
- j. w. Paige has moved from w. n.
Lauson's to Mrs. l.. II. Wards tenement.
- III, II. Mack has rented A. f. jude
vines grante-shop and water-power for the
accommodation of his increasing business.
He intends occupying it for both his granite
and marble business, fitting up his present
marble shop for a tenement - The
selectmen, under the power authorizing
them to refund the railroad aid bonds at
four per cent, have succeeded in securing
subscriptions for about $1,000, and have de-
posted the bonds at Danvile Bank for the
subscribers. - The Huntington school
fund received by this town for 1886 amounted
to S49.93. - The registration returns for
1886 are at last all in and show thirteen mar
riages, twenty-nine births and thirty-two
deaths. 80 A. T. Way succeeded in get
ting his mercantile goods, attached by a. K.
Judevine, receipted, and so continues busi-
ness as before. - Joseph Thornton has
moved from Kittridge's tenement to his farm
in the north part of the town. - Mrs. l..
C. Foss is visiting relatives in New Hamp-
shire and Massachusetts, sister at Man.
chester, n. H., and brothers at Gloucester
and Stoughton, Mass. - Loggers report
the snow on Woodbury. mountain to be
nearly five feet deep. - The storm and
blizzard of Thursday and Friday last seri-
ously interfered with railroad operations in
| this section. No mails were received here
from that source from Thursday noon to
! Saturday afternoon. The Instructions were
| in Walden and Danville, where snow-drifts
were both deep and numerous. - S. b.
! Powers is drawing granite from Bailey &
| Fosters new quarry on the Buffalo - road.
- From the selectmen's report of the
! liquor agency we find the cash receipts from
sales of liquor from February II, 1886, to
! February ., 1887, which includes about 81
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made profit for the town of SS3.4. -
Judge Henry Perley goes to Iowa this
week, He expects to be absent three or
four weeks. He has brother near Des
| Moines.
Walden.
MARTIN GooDNoUGH received his pension
last week - II. Ellis and Emma Fer
guson have exchanged single blessedness
! for joys connubal. They will reside at the
brides fathers. - Edgar Perkins and
! family have moved to Mr.. Stones, his father
! in-law's at Hardwick. - The meetings
at the Houston school-house have resulted in
the heads of families having a family altar
- Mrs. l.. Dutton and Mrs. G. Eastman
are on the sick list. DIR. Darling attends
them, D. Scott and Dean Knights are also
on the sick list. - p Jennison and j.
Patch are drawing 100000 feet of lumber to
| the depot from Gaslant's mill. - The
railroad thieves near the depot have not
as yet been arrested, but are suspected
LamOilIe Comfy,